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Walters throws 1st complete game for Twins (The Associated Press)

CHICAGO (AP) After a weekend of being overused, the Minnesota Twins got a night off courtesy of P.J. Walters.

 

Perez cheered, gets save as Indians beat Tigers (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.

 

Dodgers, Angels aren't the only surprises in an MLB season at the one-quarter point (Yahoo! Sports)

Besides the L.A. teams, the Orioles and Nationals in the east have had unexpected results early on.

 

American League notebook -- Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

Baltimore: LF Nolan Reimold (herniated neck disk) likely will have a second epidural injection Friday, he told MASNsports.com. Reimold is dealing with pain as well as numbness, and he's been told the injection will only help to dull the pain. ... 2B Brian Roberts, out since May 2011 due to concussion-related issues, will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Class AA Bowie (Md.). Roberts could return to the Orioles in mid-June after spending the maximum 20 days in the minors, according to manager Buck Showalter.

 

White Sox finalize contract with Hudson (The SportsXchange)

The Chicago White Sox finalized the signing of infielder Orlando Hudson to a one-year contract on Tuesday after the parties had agreed to the deal on Sunday.

 

Twins give up on sputtering starter Jason Marquis (The Associated Press)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins are barely one-fourth of the way through the season and they are about to use their ninth starting pitcher.

 

Konerko back in White Sox lineup after beaning (The Associated Press)

CHICAGO (AP) Paul Konerko has returned to the lineup for the Chicago White Sox, four days after being hit in the face by a pitch.

 

MLB Schedule for the 2012 Chicago Cubs (June) (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Chicago Cubs are scheduled for five games against National League Central opponents and 12 games against American League opponents in June 2012. They'll begin June with 10 consecutive road games against a slate of opponents that include the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins. They'll finish with two divisional games against the Houston Astros from June 29 through June 30. That series will carryover into July.

 

White Sox agree to deal with Hudson (The Associated Press)

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a contract with veteran infielder Orlando Hudson for the rest of the season and put third baseman Brent Morel on the 15-day disabled list because of a lower back strain.

 

10 notable team reps for MLB’s upcoming draft (Big League Stew)

The date has really snuck up on us, but the first round of Major League Baseball's amateur draft is set for June 4. The league will again try to make this a television spectacle on MLB Network with all 30 teams being represented in the league's Secaucus, N.J., studios by one or two notable players, coaches or front-office personnel. You can find the  full list here , but we've taken the liberty at listing 10 of our favorite men who've been enlisted to stand around for the cameras while the actual picks hide under their agents' desks until 10 minutes before the signing deadline on July 13. (Thank the good heavens that it's moved up this year.) 1. CC Sabathia, New York Yankees : He's the only active player enlisted for duty that night and you have to wonder how he drew the short straw from the Yankees, who have an off-day. Shouldn't Mark Teixeira be the one coming in for makeup work these days? 2. Ron Karkovice, Chicago White Sox : Some of you may suspect this post is just a poor excuse to get a picture of Ron Karkovice out on Big League Stew. Some of you are 100 percent right. 3. Roberto Hernandez, Tampa Bay Rays: One of Andrew Friedman's famed value bullpen pickups? Perhaps. But until then, he's just another member of the 1993 AL West-winning Chicago White Sox, who is apparently staying busy. Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the Gene Lamont stories start flying in that green room!